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Ethical relativism
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What is 100% right in one culture may be 100% wrong in another
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Ren (confucius)
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Humaneness, or benevolence
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Xaio
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Filial piety, father/son relationship [key root of ren]
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Li
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Ritual propriety
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Yi
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Appropriate conduct
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Xin
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Heart/mind (not separate)
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Zhong
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[reciprocity] doing one's utmost
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Shu
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Putting one's self in another's place
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Happiness as defined by Aristotle
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-a chief good
-an intrinsic good (the only defined by A) -an instrumental good -a final good -a self-sufficient good -the end goal of action -achieving set goals |
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Function of human being
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Is to live according to a rational plan
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Wu wei (Daoism)
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Actionless action (water metaphor)
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Zhuangzi
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-famous daoist
-Copper Rule (do unto others as they would have you do unto them) -Butterfly Dream |
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Daodejing
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Classic text of Daoism
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Laozi
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Maybe the author of Daodejing, famous Daoist, contemporary of Buddha and Kongzi
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Thomas Aquinas claimed...
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-Cosmological proof of God
-God created universe -God imposed laws on universe -"natural inclinations" or reasoning abilities -specific goods |
